Addison Ballard (1823-1905), (painting).

Addison Ballard (1823-1905), (painting).

Unknown, painter.

Addison Ballard (1823-1905), (painting).

26 x 23 in. (66.0 x 58.4 cm).

Portrait of Addison Ballard in a dark suit, a vest with brass buttons, and a white shirt.

Portrait male -- Ballard, Addison

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Stewart, Joanne Waldo, P.O. Box 394, Cedarville, Michigan 49719

Formerly in the collection of Bradley, A. Ballard, Mrs, 1155 Whitebridge Hill Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093

Addison Ballard was a Quaker who apprenticed as a carpenter in LaPorte, Indiana, and went on to live New Buffalo, Michigan, New York, and San Francisco, Pacerville, and Sacramento. He returned to LaPorte with fifteen pounds of gold dust, and later moved to Chicago in 1853. He entered the lumber business in 1861. He served as a county commissioner from 1895-1897.

National Society Colonial Dames of America, Illinois, "Illinois Portrait Index," 1972.

National Society of Colonial Dames, Illinois, 1996.

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